Ornamented fabric.



' A. H. KURSHEEDT.

ORNAMENTED FABRIC.

APPLICATION FILED ocT. II. 1911.

1,14,9I Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

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ALPHONSE I-I. KURSI-IEEDT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ORNAMENTED FABRIC.

Application filed October 11, 1911.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, ALPHONSE H. KUR- sI-rnnn'r, ay citizen of the 1United States, and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Ornamented Fabric, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a fabric having beaded ori'iamentation, which will be suitable for various uses, such as for dresses and kindred purposes.

The object of my invention is not only to produce an article which will be very pleasing in appearance but in which the beads will be very evenly and securely h eld upon the fabric, so that when the fabric is in use the beads will remain in the positions in which they are placed and will not become loosened and detached from the fabric.

Under my present invention the beaded ornamentation may be variously7 applied, to produce different ornamental effects and still be retained firmly upon the fabric, and without having one or more threads engaging over the beads as has been the case heretofore.

Another object is to produce an article having the above characteristics, and which may be very rapidly and inexpensively constructed upon a sewing machine.

In the drawings forming .a part of this application Figure l, is a plan view of an ornamental fabric embodying` my invention, in which the size of the threads is somewhat exaggerated in order to more clearly illustrate my invention. Fig. Q, is a similar view of the under or rear, side of the fabric, Fig. 3, is a sectional view taken on line 3-3- of Fig. 1. Fig. fl, is a plan view partly in section, showing a different form. Fig. 5, is a plan view of a fabric embodying my invention and showing how different ornamental effects may be produced by arranging the beads in different relative positions, and Fig. 6, is a plan view showing still another effect which may be produced.

In the construction of my improved article I employ a base or foundation fabric to which the ornamentation is applied. A plurality of separated rows of stitches are formed in the fabric, while a series of the beads upon a holding string or thread are secured to the fabric by passing the bead thread under the lines of stitching so that one or more of the beads will. lie between the Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented A110. 3, 1915.

serial No. 654,108.

points where the bead thread engages with the different rows of stitching.

In the drawings (Figs. l, 2, and 3,) it will be observed that I employ a base fabric l, the particular character of which may be varied as desired; and in this fabric there is formed a line of stitching 2, which may be either straight, as shown, or which may be curved in any desired direction. In the construction of the article this stitching may be either chain or lockstitch, according to the character of the machine upon which the article is being formed and it makes no difference in the construction of the present article whether they are chain or lockstitches; but as I consider the latter more reliable I have shown the same in the drawings. In such case the needle thread 3, is passed through the fabric and is locked by the shuttle thread 4, to form stitches at various intervals, such as at the points 5. Spaced from the line o-f stitching 2, and preferably parallel therewith is another line of stitching 6, which is preferably formed by a needle thread 3 and a shuttle thread 4 and the same asA and preferably simultaneously with the first line of stitching.

The beads which are to form the ornamentation on the fabric and which are designated as 7, are retained by a thread 8, which passes through the bores 9, of the several beads, thus forming a continuous string of beads. Before being secured to the fabric the beads are preferably free on their thread, that is, there is preferably nothing to retain them in any fixed spaced relation. In order to secure the beads upon the fabric in artistic formation, and without obstructing the surface of the beads with threads, I pass the bead thread under the needle thread 3, of the line of stitching 2, and between the same and the fabric: thence the bead thread 8, is passed back again under the thread 3, forming a loop l0 of the bead thread, which lies around at least one of the stitches 5. The bead thread therefore is held upon the fabric at the points 11, 12, by the stitching. The bead thread passes to the second line of stitching 6, is passed under the needle thread 3, thereof and between the latter and the fabric; it is then looped around at least one of the stitches, 5', back under the thread 3, and is crossed over to the first line of stitches; and the operation continues in this manner until suflicient ornamentation has been applied. The beads are held upon the fabric by their threads 8, and they will lie between the places where the bead thread is held down by the lines of stitching. They therefore can not move along their own thread and thus the beads are regularly secured and spaced, giving the desired and pleasing effect. In this manner the beads are secured and spaced, without the necessity of passing a thread over the surface of the beads as has been the practice heretofore. It will be understood that in the drawings the size of the threads has been exaggerated, but in actual practice the threads will be inconspicuous.

The number of beads in any given row between the two lines of stitching 2 and (i, may Vary and will be determined principally by the distance between thelines of stitching and the relative length of the beads. In Figs. 1 and 2, I have shown four small beads in each row, but the number may vary. For instance, in Fig. 4, I have shown only one long bead, and it will be apparent that the number and size of the beads may be changed as desired.

In Figs.` 1 to 3, I have shown the various rows of beads arranged in Zig-Zag for mation, but this may also be Varied as will be apparent in Figs. 5 and 6. In Fig. 5, the rows of beads are arranged substantially parallel with each other. This is accomplished by simply altering the location of the bead thread by causing the loops 10 and 10 to be made under the two lines of stitching at points approximately opposite each other such as at 13 and 14k. The bead thread S, being secured substantially directly across between the lines of stitching and at right angles thereto, the beads will lie accordingly.

In Fig. 6, I have shown the beads lying along parallel lines, but diagonally to the general direction of the ornamentation. This is accomplished by slightly altering the points of engagement of the bead thread with the lines of stitching. rlhe bead Copies o1 this patent may be obtained for thread passes under the sewing thread 3, of one vline of stitching passes around one or more of the stiches 5, passes back under the thread 3, then crosses obliquely to the point 15, where the stitch is being formed and where it passes under the sewing thread of the opposite line of stitching the bead or beads lying between the points 15 and 16. From the point 15, the bead thread passes around one or more stitches 5', thence under the thread 3, and obliquely across to the point 1G, on the first line of stitching, and so on. These examples are shown to illustrate how various effects may be produced and still preserve the simple but substantial application of the beads.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that the beads are securely held upon the fabric: that the same may be speedily attached by a sewing machine, and that it is unnecessary to pass any thread over the exposed surface of the beads and thus detract from their appearance.

Having described my invention what I claim is An article of the character described, comprising a foundation fabric, threads forming a plurality of parallel rows of stitching, spaced apart, a plurality of beads, and a bead thread upon which the beads are loosely strung, said bead thread crossing and recrossing between the threads oi' each of said rows of stitching and passing baclr and forth between the threads of both rows of stitching and the fabric in a continuous order whereby the bead thread will not cross upon itself, said beads being held by their bead thread and lying between the parallel rows of stitching, said bead thread being iilled with the beads between the rows of stitching whereby said bead thread will be inconspicuous.

Signed in the city, county, and State of New York, this 9th day of October, 1911.

ALPIIGNSE H. KURSHEEDT.

INitnesses JOSEPH A.. GRonLi,

CHAs. D. WILLIAMS.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

